The BEST Oatmeal Cookies
Turn This Easy Recipe Into Ice Cream Sandwiches Too!
I don’t know what it is, but the last couple of days I’ve been craving cookies like crazy! Well, I have quite a large collection of favourite cookie recipes so I didn’t have to go far to find something good. I came across the best oatmeal cookie recipe I’ve ever found and it’s by Anna Olson, Canada’s Queen of Desserts. The recipe is easy and quick requiring all the normal cookie ingredients you should have on hand…except perhaps molasses, but that’s not hard to find. I love how moist yet dense these cookies are, packed with oats and raisins and a delicious spicy flavour. Anna does not disappoint! In fact, she also recommends using these cookies for ice cream sandwiches. Sounds like a perfect summer treat to me! Enjoy!
THE BEST OATMEAL COOKIES
2/3 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
1 cup dark brown sugar, packed
1 egg
1 tbsp vanilla
1 tbsp fancy molasses
1 cup all purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1 1/2 cup oats
1 cup raisins
Preheat oven to 375° F. Cream together butter and brown sugar until smooth. Add egg and blend. Stir in vanilla and molasses. In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt, baking soda and spices. Add to butter mixture and mix in. Add oats and raisins and stir just until oats are coated with cookie batter. Drop tablespoonfuls onto a greased or parchment-lined baking sheet and bake for 7 to 9 minutes, until cookies start to brown around the edges and loose their shine.
Cookies will keep up to a week in an airtight container. Makes 2 dozen cookies.
VARIATION: OATMEAL COOKIE ICE CREAM SANDWICHES: You will need 6 cups maple walnut ice cream and 1 1/2 cups of walnut crumbs, toasted. For sandwiches, press a small scoop of ice cream between 2 cookies. Roll edges of ice cream in walnut crumbs and chill until ready to serve. Yield: 1 dozen sandwich cookies.
Ok, so this IS thee best recipe for oatmeal cookies I have ever tried ( barring my late Grandmother’s, of course).
My Mom will be challenged ( hers are almost perfect too) and I can’t wait for my
husband to get home from NY to try some.
We’re newlyweds so I think he’ll be impressed
I have had 3 already and I don’t even have a sweet tooth.
Thanks very much,
Peri